Fuel surcharge cut by 20%

China cut 20 percent of the fuel surcharge imposed on domestic flights. Passengers will now pay RMB 80 instead of RMB 100 on domestic flights, according to the National Development and Reform Commission. Passengers on flights of less than 800 km will pay RMB 50 instead of RMB 60. The new policy also cuts the surcharge on children, police and soldiers from RMB 30 to RMB 20 for short flights, and from RMB 50 to RMB 40 on flights of more than 800 km. China decreased the wholesale price of aviation fuel by RMB 90 per ton last January.